We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and WatchGuard Firebox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"Unified Threat Management (UTM) features."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The setup is quite easy."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"I like intrusion detection the most."
"As a whole, it has a very low requirement for ongoing interaction. It's very self-sufficient. If properly patched, it has very high reliability. The total cost of ownership once deployed is very low."
"The policy monitoring and allowing different traffic flows are the most useful features for us; regulating which traffic comes in and out."
"Regarding the reporting, I was in the Dimension server earlier today. It's very powerful. I like it. And the management features are easy to use. I like the fact that I can open up the System Manager client or I can just do it through the web if I'm making a quick change."
"The most valuable feature is the GUI, especially the real-time bandwidth usage report. Also, its integration with WiFi access points is nice."
"Their centralized console simplifies management for organizations with multiple Fireboxes."
"The most effective and helpful features of WatchGuard Firebox, especially when purchased with the full suite of applications, are its bundled applications and subscriptions for comprehensive protection against various threats."
"I like the High Availability features of the newest ones I'm using because they allow a firewall to fail and still be up and running."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The next release should have better software and configuration systems that can also be used on Linux."
"There could also be better reporting. For example, there should be more out-of-the-box management reports."
"Websense is an application that monitors and filters internet traffic. Websense was derived from WatchGuard. But when you go to WatchGuard to actually implement that particular feature, you have to use some type of additional feature and you have to pay for it, unfortunately. I think it should be free or free in the WatchGuard box itself, as an option. It would be nice if they didn't charge us for that."
"The level of support from WatchGuard is not as good."
"The drawbacks are just sometimes not having the technical information that we need in order to easily make connections with all of our Internet-based clients."
"The few issues that we have had, such as not knowing where to go, they have been answered quickly."
"It's sometimes not easy to understand and can require specialist assistance."
"I would like to see the devices made more flexible by adding modules to increase the ports that we can use."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Huawei NGFW vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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